Dukes House is a Grade II listed building in the Chelmsford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 December 1952. A C16 Manor house. 5 related planning applications.
Dukes House
- WRENN ID
- ragged-solder-stoat
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Chelmsford
- Constituency
- North West Essex MP: Mrs Kemi Badenoch (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 December 1952
- Type
- Manor house
- Address
- Dukes House, the Street, Roxwell, CM1 4PE
- OS grid reference
- TL 644 086
- Coordinates
- 51.75279, 0.38088
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Dukes House is a manor house located in Roxwell, with historical references dating back to the Domesday Book. The current structure was built in the 16th century and underwent alterations and additions in 1666 by Thomas Arthur Crush. It is said that workers on the roof witnessed the Great Fire of London. The house features cross wings on the north and south ends, along with 17th-century gabled additions on the west side. The east side has been largely altered, showcasing 20th-century windows and imitation timber-framing. Despite these changes, the house maintains its original shape and presents a picturesque appearance. It has two storeys and attics, with 20th-century casement windows featuring leaded lights. The roof is tiled. Notable external features include three original chimney stacks, each with three octagonal shafts set on rectangular bases adorned with a deep band of moulded brick quatrefoil ornamentation. Two of the stacks have spurred caps, while one stack has been rebuilt to match the original design.
Local climate
Dukes House sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 97% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 91% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 58% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 5 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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